Dr. James Pinke is a graduate of the Tufts University Medical School and performed his Ophthalmology residency at Tufts New England Medical Center Hospital. He has been a board certified fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology since 1983 and is a member of The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery,  the Fairfield County Medical Society, The American Medical Association and The Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians. Dr. Pinke is also Chief of the Ophthalmology section of surgery at Griffin Hospital and Vice President of The Connecticut Eye Surgery Center, South, located in Milford, Connecticut.

Dr. Pinke is renowned for his work in cataract and glaucoma surgery and has lectured in nationally recognized courses on cataract surgery. Highlights of his nearly twenty five years of accomplishments include:

• Introducing “stitchless” cataract surgery to Connecticut.
• Helping pioneer cataract surgery without injections, stitches or eye patches.
• Becoming one of the first surgeons in the state to offer multi-focal implants — a breakthrough technique that corrects both distance and close vision.
• Helped introduce SLT & ECT laser surgery for glaucoma.
• One of the few Doctors performing CK surgery in the state.

Since opening The Pinke Center for Eye Health in 1982, Dr. Pinke has performed over 10,000 eye operations.

In his spare time, Dr. Pinke enjoys traveling, skiing, scuba diving and spending time with his wife Tina and family.